河北省武邑中学学年高二上学期寒假作业英语.docx

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河北省武邑中学学年高二上学期寒假作业英语

河北武邑中学2017-2018学年高二寒假作业

英语学科（第九期）完成时间正月初六

命制人：

审查人：

班级_________学生姓名_______________家长签字________________

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

OrvilleWrightwasbornonAugust19,1871inDayton,Ohio,USAanddiedonJanuary30,1948.Togetherwithhisbrother,Wilbur,hewasthefirstairplanebuilder.Thebrotherscreatedthefirstcontrolled,poweredandheavier-than-airhumanflight.

HisparentswereMiltonWrightandSusanCatherineKoernerandbesidesthetwofamousbrotherstheyhadfivechildren.Onedayafteratriphisfatherbroughtasagiftasmallhelicopter.Thekidsloveditandastheyplayeddailywithitafterawhileitbroke.Thebrothersmanagedtocreateanewone.WrightevenletgohisplansofattendingYale.Hespenthistimehelpinghisillmotherandreadinginhisfather’slibrary.

In1884thefamilydecidedtomovetoDaytonandtheyremainedthereuntilthe1870’s.AprintingpresswasbuiltbythetwoandWilburwasaneditor.In1892theystartedbeingfascinatedbytheaeronautical（航空的）eventsofthattime.ThentheystartedtocreateanairplaneandWilburwasconsideredtheheadoftheteam.Theyweretheinventorsof“threeaxis-control”,whichpermittedthepilottosteertheaircraft’sbalance.

In1900theyhadtheirfirstattemptstomakeafunctionalglider（滑翔机）—ofcourseitdidn’thaveapilot.Afterthreeyearstheythoughtofintroducinganenginetotheglider.Atfirst,theirpatent（专利）applicationwasrefusedin1903,butafteroneyearitwasaccepted.

Orville’sfirstflightlasted12secondsandhad36.5meters.HewasresponsiblewiththepublicshowsnearWashingtonintheUnitedStates.OnSeptember9,1908hisflightwas62minutesand15secondslongandthesuccesswashuge.

21．WhatmightmakeWrightbrothersinterestedintheplane?

A.Thepleasanttrip.B.Catherine’seducation.

C.Thepoliticalevents.D.Theirfather’sgift.

22．Wrightdidn’tgotoYaleprobablybecause________.

A.hehadtocreateaplane

B.hedidn’thaveenoughmoney

C.hewouldliketolearnbyhimself

D.hismotheraskedhimtostayathome

23．Theunderlinedword“steer”（inParagraph3）probablymeans________.

A.keepB.driveC.learnD.enjoy

24．Thispassagetellsusabout________.

A.theplane’shistoryB.Miltonandhischildren

C.OrvilleWright’slifeD.thedevelopmentofscience

B

KnowinghowmuchherownchildrenlovedpresentsatChristmas,AnnSuttonalwaystriedtoseekhelpforoneortwopoorfamilies.Withasocialworkermother,theSuttonchildren.hadinherited（继承）hercommitmenttoservice,andknewnevertotaketheirgoodfortuneatChristmasforgranted.Thisyear,Kinzie,herseven-year-olddaughterwasthrilledthatSantaClauswouldmakeaspecialvisittoa22-year-oldmothernamedAshleywhoworkedinafactoryraisingher12-month-oldsonbyherself.

ThephonerangonSunday.ArepresentativefromalocalorganizationwascallingtosaythattheaidAnnhadrequestedforAshleyhadfallenthrough.NoSantaClaus,nopresents,nothing.

Annsawthecheerfadeawayfromherchildren'sfacesatthenews.Withoutaword,Kinzieranintoherbedroom.Shereturned,herfacesetwithdetermination.

Openingupherpiggybank,sheputallthecoinsontothetable:

$3.30.Everythingshehad.

“Mom,"shetoldAnn,“Iknowit'snotmuch.Butmaybethiswillbuyapresentforthebaby.”

Atabreakfastmeetingthenextday,Anntoldhercoworkersaboutherdaughterstory.Tohersurprise,staffmembersbegantoopentheirpurses.andemptytheirpocketstohelpKinzie.OnChristmasEve,AnndrovethroughthepouringraintothesmalltrailerwheretheAshley’slived.Thenshebegantounloadthegiftsfromthecar,handingthemtoAshleyonebyone.

Ashleywasverymoved.Reflectingonalittlegirl'sgenerosity,Ashleysaysshe'llonedaybeabletodosomethingsimilarforsomeoneelseinneed."Kinziecouldhaveusedthatmoneyforherself,butshegaveitaway,"Ashleysays."She'sthetypeofkidI'dlikemysontogrowuptobe."

25．Accordingtothetext,AnnSutton.

A.onlycaresaboutpoorchildren

B.haspossessedagoodfortune

C.iswarm-heartedandreadytohelpothers

D.isasinglemotherwitha12-month-oldboy.

26．Whenhearingtheaidhadfallenthrough,,Kinzie

A.wasnotsadbutcheerfu1

B.putallhercoinsawayimmediately

C.toldhermothertoaskthecoworkersforhelp

D.decidedtobuyapresentforthebabywithallherallowance

27．Fromthetextwecanlearnthat.

A.AnnwouldactasSantaClaustohandouttheChristmaspresents

B.theSuttonchildrenalwaysgotlotsofpresentsatChristmas

C.Kinzie'sgenerosityinfluencedothersandtheyclicisomethingsimilar

D.Ashleywasmovedandpromisedtoreturnthemoney

28．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Howawarm-heartedmothershowsherlovetoapo